Launching ramp
Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, Paris, France · 2021
From 195 €
Limited edition of twenty prints, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Aluminium DibondOn fine art paper, I would choose a baryta paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
The lines of the footbridge race towards the runner: Aluminium Dibond, perfectly flat, keeps this geometry crisp.
- Made to order: usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe
- Signed-for Colissimo delivery or, depending on the country, a pickup point; courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints
- Fourteen days to change your mind
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The story behind the photo
The lower deck of the Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge, photographed along its length, with a runner in the middle of the walkway and the Seine visible through the structure below. The deck tilts across the frame on a strong diagonal, hence the ramp in the title.
The tilt is real, not a crooked horizon: the deck descends towards the right bank, and I framed with it rather than correcting it. Levelling the picture would have produced something stable and inert, when the whole point is that the structure appears to be launching the runner out of the frame.
The light comes through the deck from underneath and the exposure is set for the sky, so the beams read as black bars and the paving as bright grey. The runner is the only mid-tone in the picture.
This is a bridge people run on. It is car-free, exactly 106 metres long, and it links the Left Bank to the Tuileries garden, so at almost any hour there is somebody crossing it at speed.
I wanted a photograph about momentum, and a piece of engineering that looks for a moment like a machine for throwing people forwards.
- Location
- Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, Paris, France
- Date
- 2021
- Gallery
- Street scenes
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small30 × 45 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium40 × 60 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large60 × 90 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large80 × 120 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1 470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, VAT included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mount and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside its frame; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
Delivery and returns
Signed-for delivery by Colissimo or, depending on the country, to a pickup point; signed-for delivery by courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints. Usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days for the French overseas territories and other countries.
Read article 9 of the Terms and Conditions →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Returns are at your expense.
Read article 10 of the Terms and Conditions →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Read article 8 of the Terms and Conditions →Lead times, delivery, payment, returns: the answers are in the frequently asked questions. For another size, another material or advice on hanging, write to me.
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